Green cheek conure question

[iguanabytes]

I have a yellow sided conure, about 8 months old. we think male, but don't know. he has a behavior that I understand is common for his species, but I would like to know what he means by it, if anyone can help

he arches his back, bobs up and down and struts back and forth. his head feathers are flat on top, but out in the back. he will "bow" three times, walk across whatever surface he is on, then "bow" in the other direction. it's not new, he's always done it, I would just like to know what it means, (and what I'm telling him when I bow back to him)

[pennyandrocky]

my does that alot it can mean he wants to show off because we laugh when he does it,sometimes though he does it when he's trying to intimidate someone he knows is afraid of him.

[marie83]

Ollie never does it to me but does it to my boyfriend alot. I thought he was displaying to him to start off with but now I actually think he is trying to show my bf who is boss after obseving them together, as it is frequently after my bf has told Ollie off for something or after he has been bitten and put him down.
Ollie rarely bites me and I don't tell him off, I ignore unwanted behaviours instead, so I wonder if thats why I don't get the strutting about, bowing behaviour.

[hooligan]

My GCC has never done this before, but it sounds hilarious. Scrubby is definitely female, though, so maybe it's just a male behavior.

[iguanabytes]

thanks for the replies on this- today I initiated the bow and got a wonderful display back; he is so hilarious

[Bobioden]

Maxx my YSGCC does that all the time.